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Lasagne Bolognese – Authentic recipe

Lasagne Bolognese. There isn’t one authentic recipe for lasagne Bolognese, but there are lots of things you can do to make an inauthentic one. One of my friends in Bari is still in shock from the time he was served a lasagne in Newcastle which included sweetcorn🙂

Sweetcorn aside, the main difference between lasagne Bolognese served in Italy and those commonly served in other countries is that the Italians use far less cheese and usually have only about four layers of pasta.

This recipe uses fresh homemade pasta. I really recommend trying it with fresh lasagne, you’ll really notice the difference. The next best choice would be shop bought fresh lasagne, then dried egg lasagne which you need to precook and last, and definitly least, dried lasagne that needs no precooking. Serves 4-6

Roll out the pasta into sheets. They need to be a little thicker than for tagliatelle. On my pasta machine I use the setting which is two up from the thinnest.

Cut the pasta into rectangles which are roughly 10cm by 8cm.

Lasagne sheets

Cook the lasagne, a few at a time, in plenty of salted boiling water. About 2-3 minutes. If you add a little oil to the water it helps to stop them sticking together. Drain and lay them on a damp tea towel.

Grease a lasagne dish with a little butter.

Arrange a layer of lasagne on the bottom of the dish. Spread one third of the ragù on top, spoon on some white sauce and sprinkle with a little cheese. Dot with some of the butter. Cover with a layer of lasagne.

Repeat until you have used all of the ragù, finishing with a layer of lasagne. Cover with the rest of the white sauce.

Bake in an oven preheated to 200°C for 30 minutes. Be careful not to let the top get too brown.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before dividing into portions.